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MModal’s transcription, scribing and coding service business is not part of the deal, but will remain strategically aligned with 3M to ensure continuity and customer support. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals.

According to the report, AI could help reduce health care costs by $150 billion by 2026 in the U.S. alone." Meanwhile, obstacles remain — among them, accessibility, data quality, physician burnout and ethical guidelines for sharing patient data for research and other uses.

While it is true that healthcare reform has introduced a number of new processes and protocols that doctors need to follow, along with a firehose of data that they cannot possibly hope to digest, it has also ushered in a revolution in analytics capabilities and administrative best practices that have the power to reduce burnout.

While a vast majority of doctors said they would be unwilling to recommend their profession to future generations, the research did also show that they have not wavered in their advocacy for preserving the doctor-patient relationship and providing high-quality care

Using data from 2008-2013, the researchers found a 0.11% increase in mortality rate per function during baseline adoption. By contrast, longer use was associated with a 0.09% decline per year per function, and each new function adopted resulted in a further 0.21% drop in mortality rate.

A survey conducted by Harris poll for Stanford medicine has reported that 56% of doctors who experienced burnouts said that it was caused by added administrative responsibility that were related to using EHR systems.

The future of surgical residents looks scary in terms of their financial health. Over 90% of residents were in one form of debt without training on adequate financial management or planning. 84% of surgical residents asked that trainings on debt management be made available.